Freshly FermentedOrganic Certified Freeze Dried Sourdough Starter Culture, Gluten Free

I bought the rye sourdough starter as all of my previous attempts at sourdough had ended in failure due to failed homemade starters. The Freshly fermented packet worked a treat - the instructions are good and easy to follow. Unfortunately, the recipe I used called for rye flour and cracked rye, which was difficult to find. So I bought rye grains and tried to crack them myself. I tried the food processor, the mortar and pestle and then the food processor again. I then soaked it. At any rate, I produced two beautifully risen and coloured loaves that broke your teeth when you bit into them because of the hardness of the rye. So, great job Freshly Fermented; bad job me. I haven't given up yet but will probably try a more basic recipe ! Theodora

I've successfully made my own sourdough starter but ordered this as I wanted to experience something older and more robust. You basically get some grains in a tiny envelope - not even any instructions! In fact, the package frustratingly includes a flyer big enough to print the instructions but which sends you to the makers' website... You're then told to feed the starter with the same flour the starter is made from (mine was rye).To be honest, if you have some rye flour, just put a couple tablespoons in a jar with 3 tablespoons water and then add one tablespoon flour and 1.5 of water twice a day and in a week you'll have something better than this. I did this (but with spelt) and my homemade starter is thriving and this one looks dead. It's not like I don't know what I'm doing! A total scam.

All ok but Amazon price is more than double of the producer catalog on their own website. This is extremely disappointing.

The product definitely looks bigger in the image, it comes with a link instructions online. The instructions MAY be a little bit inaccurate as it says it will activate a lot faster than it did, however this could possibly be due to conditions and yeast is not always going to work exactly how you want.

An excellent starter, very robust and easy to use. Have been baking with it for 2 years now and it’s still working great. Highly recommend.

Came in freeze-dried form. Tried following instructions but think I messed up. Not particularly lively after 3 days and had distinct 'cheesy' smell to it. I was using a Lakeland fermentation jat that I'd used for a previous culture that I killed some time ago. Maybe I didn't clean the jar thoroughly enough?

The seller was super helpful and supportive … I would highly recommend anyone to buy from this company.. product high quality.. I will be using this company again for sure.

Despite following the instructions included on this page to activate the starter it completely failed. I tried several further feeds over the course of a week but it remained almost wholly inert.I am an experienced bread maker & my previous sourdough purchased from Amazon lasted for several years. Worst of all, I was left without bread over the entire Xmas period. When I tried to get a refund I was told thus item was not eligible (despite bring clearly defective). It was only after persistence with Amazon customer services that a refund was finally issued.I cannot recommend this product at all.

I ordered the SF Sourdough starter. I do know how to cultivate a starter, I have done so several times before. However, this particular freeze dried stuff did not work at all. I tried unbleached white flour from an organic mill first. Nothing. After 24h I added some wholewheat. Nothing after 12 hours. Still waiting.No bubbles, no tangy smell, nothing. Just flour and water.So far, this has been a mistake.

Recién fermantado, cultura cuidada desde hace generaciones, y muchas más promesas por parte del fabricante...Y llega eso: Lo que parece una bolsa gigante en la foto, en realidad es un sobre diminuto con un poco de polvo, y no trae ningún tipo de instrucciones. Tuve que buscar en la página web del fabricante para saber qué tenía que hacer.Añadí harina y agua según las indicaciones "oficiales" y el primer día la masa crecía y formaba burbujas sobremanera, incluso salía masa por la tapa del recipiente. La tuve que guardar en la nevera para calmarla.El día después todo se había reducido a su tamaño inicial, y no había manera de volver a arrancarlo. A pesar de mimarlo con la mejor harina panadera y agua mineral durante días, ya no se activaba. Se quedaba una masa acuosa que apestaba a vinagre.Aún así me atreví a coger una parte de la masa, meterla en otro recipiente, alimentarla durante algunos días más, y luego coger esta parte (que tampoco había subido) y echarle harina y agua para hacer un pan - a ver qué tal.Como era de esperar, el pan no subió para nada, era plano y compacto como una piedra y durante la horneada, toda la casa se llenaba con un olor fuerte a vinagre. No el olor agradable de un pan recien hecho de masa madre ácida, sino olor a vinagre. Y el pan, que por su consistencia ya era incomestible, también lo era por su sabor.Ya sé, he pedido un starter de masa madre ácida que viene marcado como sabor "muy ácido", pero esta acidez está a punto de reventarte las papilas de la lengua.Ahora estamos horneando con masa madra ácida de otro fabricante y estamos mucho más contentos con los resultados. No sé que habrá pasado, pero la masa madre ancestral Freshly Fermented no ha sobrevivido ni 24 horas en mi casa. Hemos puesto un punto final a este ramal de la leyenda....

Pour faire du pain à la maison, pour le reste je n'ai pas assez de recul

Beim Kauf habe ich auf die gute Bewertung geschaut. Ich hätte die Kundenrezensionen lesen sollen. Das Produkt hat in keinem Fall der sogenannten "Spitzenbewertungen" funktioniert, also reine Geldverschwendung. Woher die relativ gute Wertung kommt, ist für mich unersichtlich, geht schon nahe an Betrug. Werde meinen Sauerteig jetzt ohne Hilfe ansetzen.